20091008 -- Hsineh Chih-Mou (1)

Hsineh Chih-Mou

Meet at university professor who uses his past to help other' futures

A keen outdoorsman, Hsieh Chih-Mou has climbed to the summits of numerous mountains. But life hasn't always been full of high points for Hsieh. He's certainly experienced and learned from his share of low points as well.

Growing from his past
Growing up in a violent home put Hsieh on the path toward a life of crime. Getting into fights with people and into trouble had become a habit for him. After stealing a stranger's motorcycle, he was arrested and put in a detention center. Three days after being released, he failed his second year of high school. This low point was a life-changing wake-up call for Hsieh. He realized he was becoming someone he didn't want to be.

So, Hsieh decided to turn his life around by finishing high school, college and a master's degree program. Combining his interests in psychology and outdoor recreation, he went on to complete a Ph. D. in experiential education and adventure therapy at Indiana University. After becoming a Christian in graduate school, he determined to use his life to serve people.


keen adj. 熱心的/熱衷的/深切的
=> passionate
eg: With over 100 antiques, my aunt is a very keen collector.

wake-up call 電話叫醒的服務
eg: My wake-up call will be at 6:00 a.m.

wake-up call 警告/警訊
eg: The stock market crash was a huge wake-up call for the government.
eg: Ricky's brush with death come as a wake-up call and caused him to stop drinking.

turn something around 徹底地改變
eg: The team's best player turned the game around by scoring 10 points in two minutes.
eg: The teacher turned her studnets' attitudes toward learning around.
eg: The new manager turned this failing company around.

recreation n. 消遣/育樂
=> play, opposite of working
eg: Although the conference was a week long, they scheduled an entire day for recreation.
eg: William's favoriate forms of recreation are soccer and tennis.
eg: The resort's recreation facility needs to be improved.
eg: Molly enjoys outdoor recreation a lot.

experiential education 體驗教育

summit n. (山等)尖峰/峰頂

detention center 【美】(青少年罪犯的)臨時拘留所

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share 一份
=> a port of something that belongs to someone

one's share of something 有足夠數量的
=> someone has experience say particular situation more than just a few times
=> posses a amount of something
eg: The movie has a share of memorable moments. 不少難忘的片段
eg: California has a share of fires and earthquake.

one's fair share of something 一個人應得的一份
eg: has its fair share of museum
eg: I have my fair share of cake.

more than one's fair share of something 過多的不幸事情
=> usually used with something unplesant
eg: Frank has more than his fair share of financial problems.
=> Frank很不幸有過多的經濟問題

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Growing up in a violent home put Hsieh on the path toward a life of crime.
=> Growing up in a violent home put Hsieh in the direction toward a life of crime.

put someone on the path toward something
=> path:direction(通常出現在寫作)

eg: With all the wise career choices, he's made, Bradley is on the path toward success.
eg: After months of careful negotiations, the two companies are now on the path toward a business agreement.